“Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science by rendering them my supreme delight.”
We return to the Jefferson 101 biographical series and explore Jefferson’s second term as President. We discuss the many difficulties he had, including the Burr conspiracy and the Embargo Act of 1807 to 1809.
This is Jefferson 121.
Further Reading
- Thomas Jefferson: Author of America by Christopher Hitchens
- Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty by John B. Boles
- Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg
- Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography by Merrill D. Peterson
What Would Jefferson Do?
“All human suffering matters to the rest of us; that’s what a civilization is.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
Jefferson 101 is a series of biographical shows about the life of Thomas Jefferson that ran from 2016 to 2017.
Jefferson was a pragmatic utopian, and a utopian pragmatist.
I’m a devoted American patriot. I love this country, but I want it to be more like the country I love than the disillusioned, vulgar, and divisive place it has become.
"Two seraphs await me long shrouded in death; I will bear them your love on my last parting breath."
— Thomas Jefferson, July 1826
We conclude our Jefferson 101 biographical series by discussing his final days at Monticello, his legacy, and the deaths of both Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th, 1826 — the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.